The wall was part of a $3.5 million plan to add left-turn lanes on Rt. 315 and on the western
leg of Rt. 750 and stabilize sloping land. It was the first time ODOT had used the baskets.

But now the agency is back at the drawing board.

A chain-link fence lines the intersection today, and ODOT spokeswoman Nancy Burton said a
permanent concrete wall will follow the same path as the fence.

“It’s being designed, so I have no idea what it will look like,” she said.

At its peak, the wall could reach 20 to 25 feet in height, she said. It could be completed by
fall.

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Pedestrians and bicyclists crossing County Line Road in Westerville now can go over traffic
instead of through it.

The city has finished installing its first pedestrian bridge, which will carry part of its bike
and walkway network over County Line between N. State Street and McCorkle Boulevard.

More than 500 people use the trail every day, according to a city news release.

The bridge is 106 feet long and weighs 27 tons. It is made of a steel truss frame and has a
wooden deck. The city expects it to last about 40 years.

It is part of the Westerville leg of the Ohio to Erie Trail, a 330-mile route that will connect
Cleveland and Cincinnati via Columbus.

The bridge cost about $1.9 million. A $500,000 state grant helped pay for it.

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Who knew police had such a handle on nursery rhymes?

A messy crash on E. Broad Street last week closed part of the road while the scene was cleared.
Nobody died in the wreck, but it did produce a scanner gem: “They’re in Humpty-Dumpty mode trying
to pick up all the Humpty-Dumpty pieces right now.”

The scanner was silent on the role of all the king’s horses and all the king’s men. The road
eventually reopened.

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Add the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission to the list of agencies trying to get their arms
around the region’s bicycle scene.

MORPC spent part of last week surveying trail users. The organization is working with several
local municipalities to hire the University of Minnesota, which will study the economic impact of
central Ohio trails.

The report will help local governments and businesses make decisions on trail investment by
looking at the number of people who use the trails, surveys of users and property values along the
trails.